Tags: Indian T20 League 2023,
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, twenty third Match at Ahmedabad, Apr 16, 2023,
Rajasthan XI,
Gujarat,
Sanju Viswanath Samson,
Shimron Odilon Hetmyer
Revealed on: Apr 17, 2023
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Sanju Samson (60 off 32) and Shimron Hetmyer (56 not out off 26) performed sensible knocks as Rajasthan Royals (RR) beat Gujarat Titans (GT) by three wickets in match quantity 23 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, April 16. Rajasthan Royals gained the toss and opted to bowl first within the recreation. Their bowlers did a wonderful job to limit Gujarat Titans to 177/7. Within the chase, Rajasthan acquired residence in 19.2 overs.
GT misplaced Wriddhiman Saha cheaply for 4 as he miscued one up within the air and was caught regardless of a number of folks operating for the ball. David Miller top-scored with 46 off 30 balls, whereas Shubman Gill contributed 45 off 34.
Sai Sudharsan (20 off 19) and Hardik Pandya (28 off 19) additionally chipped in, however GT wanted not less than one among them to hold on. Abhinav Manohar performed a high quality cameo of 27 in 13 balls to elevate his workforce previous the 175-run mark. Sandeep Sharma starred for RR with the ball, claiming 2/25.
Within the chase, Rajasthan misplaced Yashasvi Jaiswal for 1 and Jos Buttler for a duck. Influence Participant Devdutt Padikkal contributed 26 off 25 earlier than falling to Rashid Khan. Riyan Parag additionally fell cheaply to Rashid Khan for five. Samson and Hetmyer then mixed to show the competition on its head.
Samson slammed Rashid for 3 consecutive sixes. In all, he struck three fours and 6 sixes. Hetmyer was additionally distinctive together with his big-hitting as he slammed two fours and 5 sixes. He additionally hit the successful runs, clubbing Noor Ahmad for a most.
Talking after successful Participant of the Match, Hetmyer mentioned, “I haven’t got any phrases. Troublesome to win towards these guys, they beat us thrice final yr however right now was kind of a revenge. I practise these conditions, it helps while you apply with that mindset of realizing we’re few wickets down and chasing 100 with 8 overs to go.”
On Noor Ahmad bowling the ultimate over, he added, “I used to be truly fairly joyful to be sincere, he bowled properly all through so the primary ball all I used to be excited about was getting that double and take it from there.”
–By A Cricket Correspondent
